Scope and Contents Will give him a brief outline of his major work; he thinks that lost aspects of the English language are preserved in provincial dialects; intends to stdy these dialects and trace the development of vocabulary; does not know if he will be able to complete the work in his lifetime; recently he has been collecting some of his sermons which were given in America for a book; the sermons relate to the American Revolution; intend to dedicate the book to Gen[era]l [George] Washington; hopes the...